Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Sep 1988
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988apj...332..711g&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 332, Sept. 15, 1988, p. 711-724.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Magellanic Clouds, O Stars, Stellar Mass Ejection, Stellar Winds, Ultraviolet Spectra, Carbon, Main Sequence Stars, Metallicity, Nitrogen, Stellar Luminosity
Scientific paper
According to the predictions of line-driven stellar wind theory, the mass loss from luminous stars should be proportional to some power of the metallicity, yet previous studies have not shown this effect clearly. The authors have observed 22 main-sequence and giant O-type stars n the SMC with the low-resolution mode of the IUE in order to study the stellar winds in a particularly metal-poor galaxy. These stars are compared with carefully selected Galactic counterparts for wind terminal velocities and line strengths of C IV and N v. While the wind velocities in the SMC stars are confirmed to be systematically lower than in Galactic stars, as theory predicts, the mass-loss rates which are inferred from these data are comparable to those in the Galactic stars. The possible reasons for this result are discussed, including systematic effects in the data, assumed metal abundance, different ionization structure, and different physical parameters for the SMC stars.
Fitzpatrick Edward L.
Garmany Catharine D.
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